"Eugen Krammig was born in 1950 in Hanau, a town located near Frankfurt. Throughout his life, he experienced many interesting and eventful moments. Krammig was a truly talented and versatile individual - he worked as a journalist and was also a sportsman. He had the opportunity to accompany famous people such as Jimmy Hendrix and Pink Floyd. In addition to his professional pursuits, Krammig was also known for his compassion and willingness to help others. He aided those affected by the earthquake in Turkey and children from Chernobyl, Chechnya, and other countries."

Exactly 112 years ago, a rare natural phenomenon occurred in Abkhazia that became known in the country's history as "As du" or "Big Snow," dividing the country's history into "before" and "after."

ABAZA BİLGİ-BELGE PAYLAŞIM VE APSUARA GRUPLARININ ORTAK BİLDİRİSİDİR

Sakarya Kartvel Gürcü Laz Kültür Derneği’nin 19 Aralık tarihli ‘Abhazya Gürcistan’dır, Gürcistan Hepimizin!’ adlı yazısını okuduğumuzda çoğu zaman yaptığımız gibi ciddiye almayarak geçiştirmiştik. Ne de olsa sadece Gürcü milliyetçileri tarafından tekrarlanan ve hiç bir ciddi akademisyenin, tarihçinin önemsemediği hipotezlerin yeni bir tekrarından başka bir şey değildi. Yazdıkları ikinci yazıyı okuduğumuzda bu sefer en azından düşünmelerini sağlamak için bir cevap yazmanın gerekli olduğunu düşündük.

We are saddened to learn of the passing of Maurizia Jenkins. On behalf of the Abkhazian people, we extend our heartfelt sympathies to her loved ones at this difficult time. May she rest in peace.

She loved Abkhazia like no other foreign activists who, while conscientiously working here for years, nevertheless brought no heartfelt attachment to our tiny country. Her husband Richard Jenkins was the British ambassador to Georgia on the verge of millennium, and they arrived in Sukhum in 1998 - a colourful married couple, the one a two-metre tall, phlegmatic Brit permanently with pipe attached, the other a petite, energetic Italian lady dressed in bright clothes and ever shoulder-to-shoulder with her husband.

Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing
Anya von Bremzen (New York 2013)

That summer John and I went recipe collecting in the romantic, mountainous Caucasus. Reaching Tbilisi, we found the histrionic Georgian capital still reeling in shock. On April 9, Moscow’s troops had killed twenty protesters, mostly young women. Everywhere, amid balconies jutting from teetering houses and restaurants dug into cliffs around the Kura River, Tbilisians seethed with opulent rage, calling down terrible curses on Moscow. The Kremlin, meanwhile, blamed the massacre on local officials.